I just spent a fortune on stuff I need for my maritime course starting on tuesday.Got an awesome canvas,water-proof backpack for $250 and had to buy around $300 worth of safety gear as well as nearly $100 worth of stationary.I'm not really whining though as it's gonna be rad,as well as learning all aspects of ship safety and maintenance part of the course includes a trip to New Zealand which will be amazing.After being stuck in a dead end job for well over a decade,this is something i'm so looking forward to.There's some serious studies involved but it's mixed up with alot of very cool stuff and excursions,boat trips and rigging,all kinds of cool stuff.This year has been a whirlwind of general weirdness but i'm bloody rapt with the way it turned out.